Access to County Programs Housed in Others'
Facilities: In order to ensure that the County's programs, services, and
activities that are operated at facilities owned or controlled by other entities
as listed below are, when viewed in their entirety, readily accessible to and
usable by persons with disabilities, within 12 months of the effective date of
this Agreement, the County will ensure that the actions listed below have been
accomplished. Alternatively, for any barrier listed below that has not been
timely addressed, within 15 months of the effective date of this Agreement, the
County and the Department will work cooperatively to develop and the County will
implement a written plan regarding how the County program, activity, or service
at issue will be made accessible to persons with disabilities, when viewed in
its entirety.

1.
City-County Building; 501 East Court Avenue. Owned by the Building
Authority. Within three months of the effective date of this Agreement, the
City will implement and report to the Department its written plan regarding how
the facility will be made accessible to persons with disabilities, including the
violations listed below.

a.
Parking

i. The
Watt Street parking lot is inaccessible and lacks signage directing visitors
with disabilities to the accessible parking spaces adjacent to the jail.
Provide accessible, directional signage with the International Symbol of
Accessibility at inaccessible parking lots directing users to the accessible
lot, and provide accessible signage with the International Symbol of
Accessibility at all accessible parking lots. Standards §§ 4.1.3(8)(d), 4.13,
4.30.

ii. There
is no designated van-accessible parking space. On the shortest accessible route
to the accessible entrance, provide at least one van accessible space designated
as reserved for people with disabilities. Ensure that van accessible spaces are
a minimum of 96 inches wide and served by access aisles at least 96 inches
wide. At all spaces designated as reserved for persons with disabilities,
provide vertical signs with the International Symbol of Accessibility located
such that they cannot be obstructed by parked vehicles. At van accessible
spaces, provide an additional "Van-Accessible" sign located below the
International Symbol of Accessibility. Ensure that all spaces and access aisles
for persons with disabilities are flat and level, with slopes and cross-slopes
not exceeding 1:50 in all directions, and that their surfaces are firm, stable,
and slip-resistant. Standards §§ 4.1.2(5), 4.6, 4.30.7(1).

iii. The
accessible parking spaces adjacent to the jail do not have the correct signs
designating the spaces as reserved. At all spaces designated as reserved for
persons with disabilities, provide vertical signs with the International Symbol
of Accessibility located such that they cannot be obstructed by parked
vehicles. At van accessible spaces, provide an additional "Van-Accessible" sign
located below the International Symbol of Accessibility. Standards §§ 4.6.4,
4.30.7(1).

iv. Although the parking lot has a total of 300 parking spaces, an
inadequate number are designated as reserved for people with disabilities. On
the shortest accessible route to the accessible entrance, provide seven standard
spaces designated as reserved for people with disabilities. Standard accessible
spaces shall be a minimum of 96 inches wide and served by access aisles at least
60 inches wide. All spaces designated as reserved for people with disabilities
shall have vertical signs with the International Symbol of Accessibility located
such that they cannot be obstructed by parked vehicles. Standards §§ 4.1.2(5),
4.6, 4.30.7(1).

b. Ramp

At least one ramp handrail
extension at the bottom of the ramp is not rounded or returned smoothly to the
ground or post and is a protruding object. Provide handrails that are mounted
between 34 inches and 38 inches above the ramp surface, with ends rounded or
returned smoothly to the floor, wall, or post, and that do not rotate within
their fittings. Standards § 4.8.5.

c. Service Counters

i. The
top of the service counter in the Sewer Office is 43 inches above the finished
floor. Provide a service counter on an accessible route such that a portion of
the counter is at least 36 inches wide and no more than 36 inches above the
finished floor, or provide an auxiliary counter with a maximum height of 36
inches in close proximity to the main counter, or provide equivalent
facilitation. Equivalent facilitation may be provided in the form of a folding
shelf attached to the main counter, an auxiliary table nearby, a clip board made
available to the public, or other means. Standards §§ 7.2(2), 4.3.

ii. The
top of the service counter in the Clerk and Treasurer's Office is 43 inches
above the finished floor. Provide a service counter on an accessible route such
that a portion of the counter is at least 36 inches wide and no more than 36
inches above the finished floor, or provide an auxiliary counter with a maximum
height of 36 inches in close proximity to the main counter, or provide
equivalent facilitation. Equivalent facilitation may be provided in the form
of a folding shelf attached to the main counter, an auxiliary table nearby, a
clip board made available to the public, or other means. Standards §§ 7.2(2),
4.3.

iii. The
information shelves in the Building Commissioner's Office are mounted 63 inches
above the finished floor. Provide accessible information shelves that are
located between 15 and 48 inches above the finished floor for a front approach
or between 9 and 54 inches above the finished floor for a side approach; and
that have a clear floor space in front that is 30 inches wide by 48 inches
deep. Standards §§ 9.2.2(4), 4.25, 4.27.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6.

d. Elevator

The elevator control panel of
the elevator for City Court does not have raised characters and Braille.
Provide car control buttons that are at least ¾ inch in their smallest dimension
and are raised or flush and that are designated by Braille and by raised
standard alphabet characters for letters, arabic characters for numerals, or
standard symbols. Ensure that the call button for the main entry floor is
designated by a raised star at the left of the floor designation; that all
raised designations for control buttons are placed immediately to the left of
the buttons to which they apply; that floor buttons are provided with visual
indicators to show when each call is registered and are extinguished when each
call is answered; that all floor buttons are no higher than 54 inches above the
finished floor for a side approach and no more than 48 inches above the finished
floor for a front approach; and that emergency controls, including the emergency
alarm and emergency stop, are grouped at the bottom of the panel and have their
centerlines no less than 35 inches above the finished floor. Standards §
4.10.12, Fig. 23.

e. City Court

i.
The doors to the City Court have knob hardware. Provide a door with hardware
that is easy to grasp with one hand and that does not require tight grasping,
pinching, or twisting of the wrist to operate. Lever-operated mechanisms,
push-type mechanisms, and U-shaped handles are acceptable designs. Standards §
4.13.9.

ii.
The City Court lacks informational signage designating it as a permanent room.
Provide a City Court door sign with raised and Braille characters. The sign
shall be mounted on the wall adjacent to the latch side of the door with the
centerline of the sign at 60 inches above the finished floor and situated such
that a person can approach within 3 inches of the sign without encountering an
obstruction or standing within a door swing. Standards §§ 4.1.2(7)(d), 4.30.1,
4.30.4, 4.30.5, 4.30.6. 4.1.6(1)(b), 4.30.1, 4.30.4, 4.30.5, 4.30.6.

f. Drinking Fountain

There is a drinking fountain
that is accessible to people who use wheelchairs but not one accessible to
people who have difficulty bending or stooping. Provide a drinking fountain
that is accessible to people who have difficulty bending or stooping. This can
be accommodated by the use of a "hi-lo" fountain; by providing one fountain
accessible to those who use wheelchairs and one fountain at a standard height
convenient for those who have difficulty bending; by providing a fountain
accessible to people who use wheelchairs and a cup dispenser, or by such other
means as would achieve the required accessibility for each group of people.
Standards § 4.1.3(10)(a).

g. Men's and Women's Toilet
Rooms

i. First Floor

a.
The top of the toilet seats in the accessible toilet room stalls designated for
people who use wheelchairs measure 21 inches above the finished floor. In each,
provide a toilet with a seat that measures 17 to 19 inches above the finished
floor. Standards §§ 4.16.3, 4.17.2, Fig. 30(d).

b.
(Men's only) The coat hook in the stall designated for people who use
wheelchairs is not accessible. Provide a coat hook at a maximum height above
the finished floor of 48 inches for a forward approach or 54 inches for a side
approach and that is accompanied by clear floor space of 30 by 48 inches that
allows a forward or parallel approach by a person using a wheelchair. Standards
§§ 4.25.2, 4.25.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6.

c.
The hot water pipes beneath the lavatories in the toilet rooms are not insulated
or configured to protect against contact. Provide hot water and drain pipes
that are insulated or otherwise configured to protect against contact.
Standards § 4.19.4.

d.
The controls of the paper towel dispensers in the toilet rooms are at a height
of 62 inches and the dispensers protrude more than 4 inches into the path of
travel. Provide a paper towel dispenser in each toilet room such that the
controls comply with Fig. 5 for a forward reach or with Fig. 6 for a side reach
and such that it is accompanied by clear floor space of 30 by 48 inches that
allows a forward or parallel approach, respectively, by a person using a
wheelchair. Additionally, provide an accessible route at each such location
such that no objects with their bottom leading edges measuring between 27 inches
and 80 inches above the finished floor protrude more than 4 inches into walks,
halls, corridors, passageways, or aisles. Free-standing objects mounted on
posts or pylons may overhang 12 inches maximum from 27 inches to 80 inches above
the ground or finished floor. Standards §§ 4.27.2, 4.27.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6,
4.4.

e.
There is an audible alarm in the toilet rooms, but no visual alarm. Provide a
visual alarm appliance in each toilet room. Standards §§ 4.28.1, 4.28.3.

ii.
Second Floor

a.
There is no directional signage at the inaccessible toilet rooms on the second
floor to identify the location of accessible toilet rooms on the first floor.
Provide accessible directional signage with the International Symbol of
Accessibility at the inaccessible toilet rooms indicating the location of the
nearest accessible toilet rooms, and provide accessible signage with the
International Symbol of Accessibility at all accessible toilet rooms. Standards
§§ 4.1.2(7)(d), 4.1.6(3)(e)(iii), 4.30.1, 4.30.2, 4.30.3, 4.30.5, 4.30.7.